Rope-making machine



Dec- 6, 7a

w. H. FULLINGTON ROPE MAKING MACHINE Filed Jani?, 1927 i "Twtlie aocolPatented Dec. 6,1927. f

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Y kYaitorrentemite.-.1if a11n-iia y A 'Iillisginvention ,nelatesl,indicated to'rope lieekll's apparatus and has .far lts alam .Ob-

ject u"to 'provide .improved `4apparatas gviertel@ Gambler ,Serieel een.advanta- 5. eeoiisiealleres @.feellstflletwa MylmrlO-Vfl 'intentiesalso .contemplates .the

yist a-ILSPTeadCr y ,tacliedtor use .and lia/s` detachable 'l ieanfeateries the strands thereint i f. .rlslenient @i the iel'esems .andreletedelles Saal intenties, then, @Qn- Y n neXed drawing and thefollowing descrip l5 tion setting forth in detail certain mecha-1.115111 .emheelrns the .iereetonf Sull dis-Y dosed means enstttles,.lione-w1?, but an@ .of .vzniriou'smechanicaly forms in which theprinciple laf the invention may be used* ln annexed fil-,1sariete= f .le:l 1S @lele aeration- .Qf the rre-feet .novel erre-.fetus in use; A., 2is a rear elevation'ofthetwisting eraclea@ eeeinlis .1s

Vtaching iange 11, which may be readilyattached to any mounting, as vat12, by bolts 13. .The casing carries 1n its interior a cen` trally.arranged spur gear 14 and several pinion gears 15, such-latter membersbeing circumferentially disposed ,around thev gear 14. Pinned to thevarious gears 14 and 15 are stub shafts 16, which protrude beyond thefront 17 of the casing and are `formed' into hooks 18, to which thestrand 19, as seen in Fig. 1, are connected. These hooks function in theordinary manner ofpdevices of the present character and impart to thestrands.

the desired twist.

vratus is designed for use in outlyi'ng disltrict-s where theremay ormaynot be availablea source of ower. Thereforel I provde means'for drivingthe fgears 14 andY 15 by either manual `0r motive power. The sha-ft 16,secured to the larger gear'14, is;

l provision 4rof` may lbe yeasilylat-y est et @hie hereinafter' flltalll rer.

consists of acasing 10 provided with an at` As stated above, myrope'making appa.7

,Ar-vacation es wenn es?! seal, to. .1.611577- Y 'projaedr-e-rwadly of.the @ses .a Vto Vwhich may be attached, set screw :21,A

.alrelllr' .2l2 :lalso extend 0.11@ .Off .the other Vsiltasfts 16,1which tist.yattached @to one otithe epinions 1 5,-b,eylQ1gd,the rearside.of casing 10,

it@ chedito .this entension 23, set `S'Cliv 124, afhangt operated crank25, which l latter ,case ithe pulley J22 ,may be removed froin'theszliagttjextension'lf. The mechanism just V.Ydescriljed presents certainadvantageous features of construction which permit the fse- 1 dectionto.various V'drirting..speeds, ige., :the pt"le.y.,22 may be either,illOtlIlted .on ,the

saarneatensin ,2oV eilen .a is'iaesgtred ,to ,arm the hooks 18 at a veryrapid'rateof ,speed,.

.'Ol all@ .Seme may ber-Imate@ the extension 23, Vas when mallng a ,rope.of large ,diameterf The saine cioriditidii is prevalent mentioned, latone ,Rend of 'the hooks v18 and at their other endsto ,a single rotat-.are .hak .28.. The .tenias .1S "riemen mounted cylindrical,member29gprovldedatglts rearginahasp @,Qwliich'imay be attacliedlbyanysuitable means,U suoli as hook 31, to a rigid mounting. As the hooks18 are revolved by actuation ofthe gear 14 the severalstrands 19 aregiven the vdesired twist and when this twist continues -to a certainpoint the severalstrands automaticallywind together, as'permitted by thero-L tation of hook 28, intothe rope 32, seen in paratus to provide astrand spreading device having groovesV 1n its periphery, into beingprovided'for each such strand.

The spreader illustrated 4in Fig. 3 is of welljknown generalconstruction, consisting of an annular member V34 having a number .ofradial grooves 35 formed in its outer periphery. These grooves-35 aretapered to accommodate the angle incidental to the.

strands 19. In" use itis customary to first mount the machine `and thehook 28 in the desired position and to then arrange they strands l19 inwinding position, after which time 'the spreader is inserted betweensuch` feo Y y Fig. 1. It is customary in this type'v ofap- Y Y which`are received the strands 19, a'groove strands at a. position adjacentthe hook 28.

It has been found in the use of the ordinary sv readerthat whenmaking arope of considerable lengththe strands are apt yt'owhip Vout fromthe-recesses 35 and tluus'dislcate the spreader.

My invention provides a neu/and improved means which is quicklydetachable from the spreader and which is adapted to enclose the outeropen end of grooves when in place. Such means consist of an annularretaining ringer 36 formed of suitable spring material and having oneend 37 thereof bent rearwardly. The other end 3S of such ringr is formed`into `an outward projection which may be 10` engaged by the operatorfor the manipulation of the ring. On the outer surface of spreader 34 istermed a semirircular groove 39, into which the ring- 36 seatsl when inplace. Also provided in` the periphery of `the spreader at one point isan aperture which receives the inwardly projecting' end 3T of the ring'`Tn use the retaining ring is removed from the spreader while the latteris being;V attached in position to engage the sere `al strands 19 andmay be quickly assembled into position to close the outer open ends ofgrooves S5 by merely inserting the end 3T in hole el() and snappingr theremainder ofthe ri ng around the periphery of the spreader.

Other modes of applving: the principle of my invention may be employedinstead ot the one explained, change beingr made as regards themechanism herein disclosed, provided the means stated by any of theliollon ing claims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my inventionl; In apparatus ofthe character described,

the combination of a casing, a` spur gear, a

changeably connected to either of said Vlast` mentioned shaftextensions. i

2. In apparatusof the character described, the combination of a casinghaving' a plurality of rotatable: hooks adapted for attachment to oneend ot several rope strands and a single hook forconneetingthe otherends oi" said strands, a spreader comprising an annular member havingradial grooves in its periphery for the receptionof each of saidstrands-` and a retaining ringr removably secured to the periphery oitsaid spreader adapted to close the open ends of said g'lOVC'S.

il; A spreader :on'xprisingr an annulus hav ing a plurality ol radiallyextending grooves formed in its outer periphery, a narrow groove ofsemi-circular cross-section formed in such outer periphery, and a splitretainr ing ring adapted to be detachably secured in auch narrow grooveto enclose the open ends of said radial `grooves.

Signed by me, this 1927. i

12th day of January, WILLIAM H. FULLINGTON.

